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    Question

    According to an analysis from the Global Carbon Project

    compiled by World Resources Institute, India’s per person emissions have gone up by _______ since 2011.
    A 24 percent Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 27 percent Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 31 percent Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 36 percent Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

         According to an analysis from the Global Carbon Project compiled by World Resources Institute, India’s per-person emissions have gone up by 36 per cent since 2011.   The per capita figure rose from 1.42 tCO2e (tonne carbon dioxide equivalent) in 2011 to 1.94 tCO2e in 2021.The latest figure is nearly 8 times the level of 1960. The number is still lower than the global figure of 4.74 tCO2e.   The emissions are more than four times higher in China (8.12 tCO2e) and Japan (8.49 tCO2e), and more than seven times than the US (15.09 tCO2e). India has amongst the lowest annual per capita emissions among key economies.

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